Demand for annuity comparisons continues to grow among advisors

The retirement technology provider said usage was at its highest level since iPipeline began tracking the number of comparisons made in the first half of 2013. Last year’s overall figures saw a 60% year-on-year increase in adviser annuity comparisons. iPipeline said its annuity portal now accounts for 25% of all offerings in the UK retirement market. Wake up your Wealth Chartered Financial Planner Greg Neall said: “This clearly shows that advisers are making a sustained return to the annuity market, which is hardly surprising given that those in their mid- to late-sixties have comparable annuity rates…